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Seattle Mariners International Prospect Named Team's Minor League Pitcher of The Month

Seattle Mariners’ pitching prospect Chia-Shi Shen has been recognized for his incredible first month in the organization’s farm system. Shen, who’s assigned to the Arizona Complex League, was named the Mariners’ Minor League Pitcher of the Month for May on Monday. The 21-year-old made his professional debut on May 9. He made four appearances (two […]

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Seattle Mariners’ pitching prospect Chia-Shi Shen has been recognized for his incredible first month in the organization’s farm system.

Shen, who’s assigned to the Arizona Complex League, was named the Mariners’ Minor League Pitcher of the Month for May on Monday.

The 21-year-old made his professional debut on May 9. He made four appearances (two starts) that month and posted a 1.13 ERA with 19 strikeouts across 16 appearances. He’s walked just two batters and allowed 10 hits.

Shen, a Taiwan native, was signed by Seattle on July 9, 2024, to a $175,000 minor league deal. Shen’s journey to the U.S. had several twists and turns before he eventually came to terms with the Mariners.

The then-Oakland Athletics agreed to terms with Shen on a $350,000 minor league contract in 2022, but the deal fell through. The Mariners made several attempts to sign Shen after their American League West rivals failed to do so, but off-the-field issues forced him to remain in Taiwan.

Shen recently joined the list of Seattle’s top 30 prospects, according to MLB Pipeline. The site’s scouting report on Shen grades him with an average-grade fastball, below-average slider and an above-average changeup with above-average control. The site had the following assessment on Shen:

All of Shen’s stuff does play up because he can throw all three offerings for strikes and knows how to miss bats by mixing his repertoire well and keeping hitters off-balance. His ceiling might be a bit limited, but his pitchability could help him move a bit more quickly and become a back-end starter in the big leagues.

The 6-foot-3, 180-pound righty is still a long way off from the major leagues. He’s projected to debut in 2028, according to MLB Pipeline. But he’s already showing flashes of starting pitcher potential, which is never a bad thing for an organization to have.

MARINERS 2025 INTERNATIONAL SIGNEE OUT WITH INJURY: Taiwanese pitcher Po-Chun Lin, one of many players signed by the Mariners in the 2025 international signing period, will be delayed in making his professional debut. CLICK HERE

FORMER HEISMAN TROPHY FINALIST THROWS FIRST PITCH FOR DOUBLE-A ARKANSAS TRAVELERS: Former NFL running back and Arkansas alum threw out the first pitch for the Seattle Mariners Double-A affiliate, which was caught by fellow Razorback Caleb Cali. CLICK HERE

MARINERS TOP PROSPECT COLT EMERSON EARNS HIGH RANKING IN RECENT LIST: The Athletic’s Keith Law gave the former first-round pick a high placing in his latest top 50 prospects list. CLICK HERE

You can also follow Teren Kowatsch on social media on Twitter @Teren_Kowatsch.

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Yoon Hee-sook, chairman of the People’s Power Innovation Committee, criticized the party’s leadershi..

사진 확대 Yoon Hee-sook, chairman of the People’s Power Innovation Committee, enters the main office of the National Assembly in Yeouido, Seoul, on the 17th. [Photo source = Yonhap News] Yoon Hee-sook, chairman of the People’s Power Innovation Committee, criticized the party’s leadership on the 21st, saying, “I think it is very important to express […]

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Yoon Hee-sook, chairman of the People's Power Innovation Committee, enters the main office of the National Assembly in Yeouido, Seoul, on the 17th. [Photo source = Yonhap News]
Yoon Hee-sook, chairman of the People’s Power Innovation Committee, enters the main office of the National Assembly in Yeouido, Seoul, on the 17th. [Photo source = Yonhap News]

Yoon Hee-sook, chairman of the People’s Power Innovation Committee, criticized the party’s leadership on the 21st, saying, “I think it is very important to express solidarity with Na Yoon Jang-song (Na Kyung-won, Yoon Sang-hyun, Jang Dong-hyuk, and Song Eon-seok), but they are not afraid of the people’s eyes and the people’s evaluation at all.”

Chairman Yoon said on CBS Radio’s ‘Kim Hyun-jung’s News Show’ earlier in the day, “I am very sorry about the will to innovate. I’m very sorry for the two weeks I’ve been feeling,” he said.

“It’s okay to criticize me for protecting Na Yoon-jang-song,” he said. “I don’t see the seriousness of thinking about the innovation plan at all or that there should be some discussions for the future of our party, and how do I hold out before the convention?”pointed out that.

He continued, “I saw him trying to drag his feet by only nitpicking very meaningless. So it’s a daguri (concealment) for the innovation plan, he said. “I even feel that these people (the emergency committee) do not sympathize with any crisis situation in our party at all.”

He said, “I received a letter of appointment on the 9th, and the first reform plan came out on the 10th, and I made and reported the 2nd and 3rd on the 11th. And after that, it was a time for the emergency committee, he explained. “When I went a week later, there was no meaningful discussion at all.”

Yoon Hee-sook, chairman of the People's Power Innovation Committee, holds a press conference at the central headquarters in Yeouido, Seoul, on the 16th on reform measures such as human renewal. [Photo source = Yonhap News]
Yoon Hee-sook, chairman of the People’s Power Innovation Committee, holds a press conference at the central headquarters in Yeouido, Seoul, on the 16th on reform measures such as human renewal. [Photo source = Yonhap News]

Chairman Yoon said, “We don’t need to apologize anymore. How long are you going to apologize. And martial law was justified.’ These debates are held in the party, and the leadership has not said much about it,” he said. “The ultimate goal is for our party to cut off from the past and cross the sea of impeachment, and there is a flow that continues to connect the past and keep our party in the sea of impeachment.”

He also said, “Isn’t it being named as far-right while Kang Sung and water polo are making remarks. That is the best enemy of our party. So, it was taken with Na Yoon Jang-song, he said. “These are the people who are most in danger of the party right now.”

“If the emergency committee and the medical gun do not show different appearances, it is not a matter of the innovation committee. “This is a problem for the party,” he said, adding, “From the people’s point of view, ‘There (the power of the people) is that the entire lawmaker is a water polo force.”

Regarding the joining of Jeon Han-gil (real name Jeon Yoo-kwan), a former Korean instructor who led the “opposition” to former President Yoon Suk Yeol’s impeachment and dismissal, he said, “During the debate, martial law was a decision of saving the country.” Then, what on earth has the leadership disciplined for that?”

He added, “Our party is now caught up in all that paternalism or factionalism and is caught up in such logic as ‘If I discipline these people, the other faction will be more advantageous’ and cannot move forward now.”



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Penn volleyball appoints Tyler Hagstrom as new head coach

Hagstrom was named Patriot League Coach of the Year in 2024 after a historic 13-3 record in the league. By Justin Lee 6 hours ago Tyler Hagstrom was named the new women’s volleyball head coach in an announcement on July 16. (Photo courtesy of Penn Athletics) It’s the start of a new era for Penn […]

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Tyler Hagstrom was named the new women’s volleyball head coach in an announcement on July 16. (Photo courtesy of Penn Athletics)

It’s the start of a new era for Penn volleyball.

Nearly a month after former head coach Meredith Schamun’s resignation from the Red and Blue, Tyler Hagstrom has been named the new head coach of the program, Penn Athletics announced Wednesday. Hagstrom previously served as head coach at Bucknell — a position he held since 2020 — with his five years of coaching bringing the Bison volleyball program to new heights.

“Tyler has led winning teams at similar high-academic institutions during his time as a head and assistant coach. Penn volleyball is a team on the rise in the Ivy League, and we are confident that Tyler is the leader to get us to the next step in the program’s evolution,” 1996 College graduate and T. Gibbs Kane, Jr. W‘69 Director of Athletics and Recreation Alanna Wren said in a press release announcing the decision.

Hagstrom’s first full season with the Bison in the fall of 2021 culminated in a 3-13 finish in the Patriot League. However, he would soon go down in program history as the coach with the highest winning percentage. 

In 2022, he brought the Bison to championship contention with an 8-8 finish in the Patriot League, the program’s first non-losing conference record since 2010. Hagstrom continued this streak: for the next two seasons, the Bison contended for the championship title in the Patriot League, finishing 11-5 in 2023 and 13-3 in 2024.

The 13 wins in the 2024 season marked a new program record, with the team also setting records in points, assists, kills, opponent hitting percentage, and digs.

Hagstrom was named Patriot League Coach of the Year in 2024 for setting a .808 winning percentage, the highest in team history. Hagstrom stepped down from the helm with a 59-48 overall record, having coached 10 all-league players, two Patriot League Liberos of the Year, and the Eastern College Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Year.

“I am incredibly grateful to Bucknell University for the opportunity to lead the volleyball program over the last five years,” Hagstrom said in a Bucknell annoucement. “From record-setting seasons to developing a strong team culture, I’m so proud of all we’ve accomplished together. The future of Bucknell Volleyball is undeniably bright, and I’ll be cheering them on every step of the way.”





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ACWPC All-Academic Honorees – Stanford Cardinal

STANFORD, Calif. – Stanford was honored with 19 student-athletes on the 2025 Association of Collegiate Water Polo Coaches (ACPWC) All-Academic Team. The Cardinal’s 19 honorees were its most since 23 players qualified in 2022. Student-athletes are awarded Outstanding status for carrying a GPA between 3.71-4.00, Superior status for a GPA between 3.41-3.70 and Excellent status for […]

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STANFORD, Calif. – Stanford was honored with 19 student-athletes on the 2025 Association of Collegiate Water Polo Coaches (ACPWC) All-Academic Team.

The Cardinal’s 19 honorees were its most since 23 players qualified in 2022.

Student-athletes are awarded Outstanding status for carrying a GPA between 3.71-4.00, Superior status for a GPA between 3.41-3.70 and Excellent status for a GPA between 3.20-3.40.

Stanford’s 2025 ACWPC All-Academic Selections

 



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Semifinal day at women’s water polo

Day 13 Schedule Classification 7-8 Match 45. 16:00. Classification 3-4Match 47. 17:35. Classification 5-6Match 46. 20:00. Classification 1-2Match 48. 21:35. Overview In classification matches, China reversed the result of last year’s Doha play-off, beating New Zealand 10-6. Great Britain defeated France for the second time after day-one round play, to take out 11th position. Match […]

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Day 13 Schedule

Classification 7-8
Match 45. 16:00.

Classification 3-4
Match 47. 17:35.

Classification 5-6
Match 46. 20:00.

Classification 1-2
Match 48. 21:35.

Overview

In classification matches, China reversed the result of last year’s Doha play-off, beating New Zealand 10-6. Great Britain defeated France for the second time after day-one round play, to take out 11th position.

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Classification 9-10

Match 40, CHINA 10 NEW ZEALAND 6 (4-2, 2-1, 0-1, 4-2)

In Doha last year this match was also for ninth classification and the Kiwis won 16-15. Today China held sway for all of the match and finished with a flourish despite a multitude of Kiwi goals on target or hitting the frame.

China almost swam away with the match in the first quarter such was the ferocity of its attack. Yan Siya and two Zhou Shang forward goals had China at 3-0 by 4:46. It took two Morgan McDowall goals — the first off the left-post position on extra and the second on counter — and an Emily Nicholson centre-forward backhand  at 3:06 to level the score, However, a VAR review showed the ball was still in hand at the buzzer and the goal disallowed. It did slow the China charge, however. With eight seconds remaining, Zhang Yumian nudged the score to 4-2. Zhang Yumian started the second quarter from the top left. Nearly three minutes later, McDowall scored off the left post on extra again for 5-3. Yan Siya hit the crossbar on penalty at 1:09 but found a gap at 0:30 for 6-3 at halftime.

A Kiwi timeout at 5:48 yielded several shots at goal with McDowall picking up the rubbish and muscling in her fourth goal. As the thunder ripped through the city and rain and intruded the media tribunes, New Zealand had a challenge disallowed. Straight after the ball was stolen and Morgan went on the charge, gaining a penalty foul. China challenged — amazing since Angie Winstanley-Smith and Miki Oca, the respective coaches, chatted in the stands for a long period before the match. The challenge was lost and Millie Quin hit the right post. Tough defence denied both teams a goal before the final break.

The last period was excellent for China sneaking in two goals before McDowall stopped the trend with her four-metre strike. Shao Yixin countered for 9-5 and Emmerson Houghton converted a penalty after a violent action was challenged as two Chinese players left the water clutching their eyes. Wang Huan sent in a slider from well outside for 10-6 at 2:15, which proved to be the winner.

Match Heroes
McDowall
was the best in water by far with her dynamic play, gutsy intervention and power shooting, netting her  five of the Kiwis’ six goals. She finished the tournament with 19 goals. Emmerson Houghton, who scored the penalty was second with 14. For China, Zhang Yumian, Zhou Shang, Wang Huan and Yan Siya scored twice each. Yan was best for China with 15 goals and Shao Yixin, one today, took 10. Goalkeeper Shen Yineng stopped eight today and 50 for the week.

Turning Point
The opening three goals.

Stats Don’t Lie
China may have only scored one from three on extra but denied the Kiwis nine times from 11. China missed its one penalty shot and New Zealand one from two. China stole 11 to eight and shot 31 to 27.

Bottom Line
Two classy teams with a point to prove and both played strongly.

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Classification 11-12

Match 39, FRANCE 9 GREAT BRITAIN 14  (1-2, 3-4, 2-4, 3-4)

These two teams were meeting for the second time in Singapore with Great Britain having beaten France 12-9 on the first day of competition in their round clash. Today, it was a similar score at 14-9 but with a different dimension that included two French red cards. Whereas Britain was 2-1 ahead after the first period today, last week, France held the edge at 4-3. Tiziana Raspo opened for France from centre forward with Lily Turner on penalty and Katie Brown from the top deciding the period in Britain’s favour. Turner had her penalty attempt blocked at the top of the second quarter with Ema Vernoux making sure of her penalty chance at the other end. Anya Clapperton on extra from the top; Turner from the outside left and Kathy Rogers off a cross pass to the right post on extra rocketed Great Britain to 5-2. Vernoux converted another penalty foul for 5-3, much like in that first match. Valentine Heurtaux sent in France’s third penalty goal and Rogers dragged down a cross pass to the left post from the right on extra for 6-4 — the exact score as on day one. One of the keys to British supremacy was the nine saves from goalkeeper Sophie Jackson.

Toula Falvey scored on extra off the right-post position on the first British attack of the second half and Vernoux finished a clinical extra-player movement for 7-5. Brooke Tafazolli speared one down the left and Amelia Peters turned at the left post to goal at 4:33. Camille Radosavljevic pulled one back for France, although Izzy Howe finished an extra-player movement from top right on double extra at 0:23. A chance for France to narrow that margin failed when Heurtaux bounced into the crossbar on penalty, five seconds from the buzzer. At 10-6, it almost mirrored the first encounter when Britain led 11-6. Pasiphae Martineaud Peret had 11 saves for France at this stage and Jackson was on 12.

Controversy reigned in the final quarter as, after three and a half minutes when Heurtaux scored form the top, Vernoux was adjudged, with the use of VAR, to have allegedly kicked an opponent in the head in an earlier movement. Heurtaux’s effort was scratched, Vernoux sent from the pool deck (reluctantly) and Great Britain on a player up. It was Peters who scored, not on extra, for 11-7 and Radosavljevic made a penalty conversion. Soon after Arianna Banchi was red-carded (Ed: reason unknown), joining team-mate Vernoux in the “naughty box”. Another shot at extra attack yielded nothing and France called a timeout at 2:57, still in with a chance. Lou Jean-Michel converted extra for 11-8 and Turner put away another penalty shot. Britain called a timeout and Brown converted double extra. Emma Duflos did not wish to leave Singapore without a goal, so scored from centre forward at 0:52. Captain Rogers shovelled in a rebound off the second British shot at 0:14 and Britain had grasped 11th place.

Match Heroes
Britain’s Turner (18 in total) and Rogers (8) scored three each. Falvey scored once today for 10. Goalkeeper Jackson made 12 saves for 38 in Singapore. France’s Vernoux scored three for 15 and Radosavljevic three. Heurtaux, who scored one from nine today, was second best with 10 goals. Martineaud Peret also made 12 saves for 49 in all.

Turning Point
Britain coming from one down to 6-4 ahead at halftime and then 10-6 at the last break.

Stats Don’t Lie
Britain scored eight from 15 on extra and stopped five of seven. On penalties, France went four from five and Britain two from three. On steals, Britain made nine to eight and shot 37-34.

Bottom Line
Great Britain, with three wins here, was 11th in 2024 and France 14th, so one team advanced its position.

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Shaun White Signed 1st Sponsorship at 14 for 'North of $1 Million'

Olympian Shaun White was shocked when he first earned $1 million as a bona fide professional athlete. “I was so baffled by it. I was probably 14 [and] I had signed my first deal that was north of $1 million,” White, 38, recalled on the Tuesday, July 15, episode of the SoFi “Richer Lives” podcast. […]

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Olympian Shaun White was shocked when he first earned $1 million as a bona fide professional athlete.

“I was so baffled by it. I was probably 14 [and] I had signed my first deal that was north of $1 million,” White, 38, recalled on the Tuesday, July 15, episode of the SoFi “Richer Lives” podcast. “I was like, ‘OK, so that’s good.’ I’d heard that number in kid moves, but I never really assumed it was something coming my way.”

He continued, “I remember it being, like, not a big deal to me. I don’t know why. I remember being like, ‘OK, that’s great. So, off to the skate park then.'”

White started skateboarding professionally when he was a teenager. (White notably later found success in snowboarding, as well.)

Shaun White, Nina Dobrev Are Checking Off His Post-Retirement Bucket List

“You can win competitions, so there’s prize money there,” White said of his income. “Then, you would basically do endorsement deals. I quickly learned that I wouldn’t set myself up for the future by just winning competitions. You could really do well, and many were, but you needed to have sponsorships to pay the bills and to set yourself up for the future.”

White would also be able to earn money through “photo incentives” with his brand partners.

“Say I have, like, three sponsors [and] each one of those sponsors would have a certain rate for the photo incentive,” White said. “If I was pictured in a magazine, you could clip your photo of that magazine, and you would mail it in. If I had had a page in a magazine, that was worth like $500. If I had a small mention, that was worth $100 [and] a full cover was $1,000.”

White further revealed that competition prizes only amounted to “15 percent” of his total earnings, while sponsored deals made up the rest.

Olympic Athletes: Where Are They Now?

“Most of the money I made was endorsement deals within the industry and there were things outside of that industry, as well,” he said. “I had a big deal with a drink company or PlayStation. I started to do some things when I was older, where I was like, ‘Look, I’m flying all the way here to do this competition,’ so I started asking some of my sponsors to match my prize money, which helped things escalate.”

Once White’s earnings started adding up, he began splurging on luxurious goods.

“I was buying Lamborghinis. I bought this new house. I had long hair, [and] I was really feeling myself,” he quipped. “It was until, probably, my second Olympics [in] 2010 that I really started to get a grasp of what was going on. I was like, ‘OK, it’s time to figure it out.'”

White, who even turned down a handful of seven-figure paydays to keep his integrity in the sport, ultimately retired in 2022 and went on to launch several businesses of his own.

“I think my dream was just to be comfortable and take care of my family,” he stressed on Tuesday. “That was really the biggest goal I had in mind.”

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InZane RL – Can PVL top the AFL’s broadcast deal?

On Inzane Rugby League this week, Zane Bojack and Sam Williams are joined by AAP reporter Joel Gould to talk about the NRL’s discussions in the US with Disney, DAZN and Netflix ahead of the next broadcast deal.  The trio also talked about the skill of keeping your Captain’s Challenge to the dying minutes with […]

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On Inzane Rugby League this week, Zane Bojack and Sam Williams are joined by AAP reporter Joel Gould to talk about the NRL’s discussions in the US with Disney, DAZN and Netflix ahead of the next broadcast deal. 

The trio also talked about the skill of keeping your Captain’s Challenge to the dying minutes with NZ, Canterbury and Manly coming up trumps at the weekend. 

The panel applauded the appointment of Kevin Walters as Kangaroos coach and also played the Quiz and “Yay or Neigh” game with Zane, Joel and Sam questioning how the NRL’s salary cap will cope with Cameron Munster looking likely to earn $2 million per season at the Perth Bears. 



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